NGC4861 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC4861 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:13 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 52° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.

Name NGC4861
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4861[1]
Arp 266[3]
Mrk 59[4]
UGC 8098[2]
Position
Right ascension:12h59m [1]
Declination:+34°51' [1]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:12.80 (V) [4]
12.86 (B) [1]
12.44 (J) [1]
12.16 (H) [1]
11.77 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sm
B-V Color (mag):0.54

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